Walton Family Donates $20M For Hundreds Of New LA Teachers

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Los Angeles will get 700 new teachers thanks to a $20 million donation from the Walton Family Foundation to a nonprofit that recruits college graduates to teach in public schools.

The Los Angeles Times reports the foundation’s latest gift continues its decades-long support for New York City-based Teach for America that has totaled more than $100 million.

Around 340 teachers will begin teaching in L.A. County starting in early August, according to Lida Jennings, the executive director of Teach for America’s Los Angeles office.

Jennings told KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO will work closely with United Teachers Los Angeles to achieve common goals in the classroom.